Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 04.22.2024

• Today is Earth Day | 10 Surprising Facts About Earth Day
• Today Is Earth Day, Here Are The Planned Activities
• Prop 12 needs to be blocked, Rep. Nunn says
• Farm Bill Draft Expected by Memorial Day
• Top 5 Things to Watch
• Our Rural Roots | Soak Up Spring’s Simple Pleasures
• EPA to again allow summer E15
• 7 ag stories you can’t miss week ending April 19, 2024
• Inventory pyramid will pay off for cattle business
• Grains end last week in the green
• Swampbuster rule is unconstitutional, says Iowa lawsuit
• What effects will the Port of Baltimore closure have on agriculture?
• U.S. agriculture emissions lowest since 2012
• Senate Finance Committee: ag needs real trade agenda
• High input prices concerning with low commodity prices, farmer says
• March cattle placements fall sharply
• U.S. will again be a net beef importer in ‘24
• 25 States Sue EPA Over Its Vehicle Emissions Mandate
• USDA Releases Report Showing Changes In Food Spending By State

 

 

 

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 04.17.2024

• Sustainable vineyards earn Green Medal awards
• House Ag Chair Readies Farm Bill Ag Will Like, But Force Democrats to Choose
• House Republicans embrace ‘pretty radical’ farm bill ideas — Vilsack
• 30 Years In and Still Reforming – New Keep America Growing Podcast Episode
• How to access all-inclusive fertilizer recommendations
• Vilsack: limited budget and time caused report cancellations
• McKalip: progress made on U.S. ethanol import tariffs
• Ukraine Walked Away From New Black Sea Grain Deal
• Bayer and Allies form coalition to support glyphosate use
• USDA approves enhanced bioengineered hemp for medicinal use
• Inaugural Report Showing Ransomware Trends In Food And Agriculture Industry Released
• April 15, 2024 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Vilsack raps right-wing policy proposals for farm bill
• Growing a Crop This Year is Crucial for Drought-Stricken Texas Farmers, 2024 is Now Make or Break For Many
• Bearish sentiment pushes grain prices lower
• Ag Secretary Criticizes House GOP Study Group Plan to Slash Farm Programs
• Railroads Protest Federal Railroad Administration Two-Person Crew Rule
• 3 Farmers Find New Revenue Streams
• Tune in to farm metrics this spring
• Farm Progress: FP Next: Finding affordable healthcare coverage
• Research team unveils next-generation fungicide
• Lack of data problematic for the cattle industry
• McKalip: progress made on U.S. ethanol import tariffs
• Still much to learn about HPAI in cattle
• USDA Releases Map Showing Food Price Increase By Metro Area In 2023
• Court Rules In Favor Of Farmers Edge In Patent Suit Brought By AGI SureTrack
• USDA Releases Data On Use Of Genetically Engineered Crops By Farmers

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 04.11.2024

• All Nut Crops Are Part of Healthy Eating
• NCBA: New ESA Rules Rollback Previous Improvements
• NPPC’s President On Skyrocketing Pork Prices In California And Falling Demand
• Urgent tax relief push for farmers by agricultural groups
• McKinsey & Co Release Results Of Farmers Understanding And Use Of Sustainable Practices
• Hoeven leads GOP senators in introducing crop insurance bill
• UAN28 Leads Fertilizer Prices Higher
• USDA Cancels July Cattle Report, County Level Estimates
• EIA: Domestic Ethanol Production, Stocks Declined Last Week
• New crop insurance legislation would update risk management in farm bill
• New farm bill remains unlikely as Congress returns
• Davids, Roberts anxious about Washington gridlock inhibiting development of new farm bill
• Cattle producers lose industry insight as USDA cancels July inventory report
• April WASDE Offers Old-Crop Tweaks, South American Updates
• Planting progress pressures prices
• Separate farm business and family budgets
• Power vs. Privacy: Landowner Sues Game Wardens, Challenges Property Intrusion
• Vilsack Calls for Agricultural Market Competition Boost
• States, Organizations Sue Biden Administration Over EV Fuel Economy Rule
• Nat’l Corn Growers Assn’s VP Travels To Washington To Push For Crop Insurance Improvements
• April 8, 2024 Crop Progress Report (PDF)
• Washington Insiders Now Think We Could Get a First Look at a New Farm Bill as Early as Next Week
• Will We See a Hard Fall or Soft Landing? It’s the Million Dollar Question for the Farm Economy This Year

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 04.04.2024

• Farmers Mutual Hail acquires crop insurer Global Ag from Axa XL
• Pistachio Alternate Bearing More Difficult to See
• April 3 Grant Deadline for California NRCS Partnership Proposals
• California Pork Prices Higher After Prop 12 Implementation
• Expand Your Crop Insurance Knowledge with the Latest Resources
• Farmer Sentiment Improves As Interest Rate Expectations Shift
• U.S. Drought Area Smallest Since 2020
• USDA Rolls Out $1.5 Billion for Conservation and Climate-Smart Ag Under RCPP
• Ag Policy Blog RFK Jr’s Plan to Weaponize Regulators to Transform American Agriculture
• If Farmers Sold Grain Like Contractors Bid Projects
• EPA Rolls Out World’s Toughest Emission Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
• Feedback from the Field returns for 2024
• More than Dirt: Does your operation need a specialty coach? More farmers are bringing in coaches and joining peer groups to build on their success.
• Will rural voters determine the president?
• Ethanol stocks gain again
• Be aware of changing animal importation guidelines
• 6 Tech Tools and Trends To Watch In 2024
• Used John Deere Tractors Set New Record At Recent Auction
• U.S. Drought Area Smallest Since 2020
• Farm Journal Issues “Smart Farming Intelligence” Report
• HLB Quarantine Areas Expanded in California
• A New Pest in Citrus
• Vilsack on Farm Bill
• Farm bill: Increased payment limits critical
• Post-Easter Markets, HPAI Spread in Dairies, First Crop Progress Report
• USDA: Farmers’ Adoption Of New Technology Is The Dominate Factor In Increasing Agriculture’s Productivity
• Senators tackle migrant farm labor
• New Report By Purdue Researcher Show 12% Of U.S. Households Are Food Insecure, Yet 40% Of Food Is Discarded
• Who Is A “Foreign Person” In The Eyes Of USDA?
• USDA Report Analysis USDA’s Planting Intentions Report Light on Acres
• EPA Rolls Out World’s Toughest Emission Standards for Heavy-Duty Trucks
• New planting data pushes corn prices 3.5% higher Afternoon market recap: Soybeans face fractional cuts; wheat prices mixed but mostly higher.
• U.S. agri-food industry faces skill gaps, survey finds
• USDA Press Release: Readout of Meeting with Agricultural Stakeholders on the Port of Baltimore and Francis Scott Key Bridge Collapse
• G & S Communications Releases Results Of Survey On Consumers’ Knowledge Of Food System’s Sustainability
• Ag Robotic Market Forecast To Grow From $63 Billion To $218 Billion By 2030
• Farmers National Co: A Dynamic Ag Outlook
• Precision Farming Dealer Magazine Releases eGuide “Top 10 Dos And Don’ts”
• Feedlot Numbers At Historic Levels

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 03.27.2024

• 3 Big Things Today, March 27, 2024
• Maryland Bridge Collapse Could Affect Ag
• Two Crime-Fighting Canines Share Prize as California’s Top Farm Dog
• A Prop 12 Pork Price Assessment
• Baltimore Bridge Impact on Ag Machinery
• Transition farm ownership and leadership
• Ag Economists Release Report Showing Crop Yield Growth By Global Regions
• EPA Accepts Atrazine Science Panel Recommendations
• Agricultural Census Shows Strong Growth In Direct Sales From Farms And Ranches
• EPA’s new emission standards trouble corn farmers
• “Product of USA" label rule raises trade concerns
• How crop input prices impact land values
• EPA Accepts Atrazine Science Panel Recommendations
• Precision Farming Tools Most Used By Minimum Till Farmers
• FAA Clears Use Of "Drone Swarms" For Agricultural Use

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 03.19.2024

• Today Is National Ag Day! Events To Be Held Across The Country
• FarmHER And RanchHER To Empower Women In Agriculture During Nat’l Ag Week
• Crop Insurance And CRP In The Farm Bill
• California’s energy battle – Oil ads vs. climate policies
• Ag Labor Working Group report highlights urgent issues with H-2A
• USDA Releases Livestock, Dairy, And Poultry Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Feed Outlook Report
• USDA Releases Wheat Outlook Report
• NCC asking Congress to step up action on farm bill, other priorities
• Avoiding SAF Flight Cancellation Airline Industry, Others Stress Need for Sustainable Aviation Fuels to Take Off
• Seasonal Forecast Update Includes La Nina UPDATE: Weather Outlook Through Summer 2024 Could Mean Intense Summer Heat
• Farmers’ tax liability to rise as tax breaks expire in 2025
• Will the estate tax exemption boogeyman get you this time?
• Republicans would put half of climate funding into commodity subsidies, says Stabenow
• Legislation could speed up domestic fertilizer production
• Ask questions about climate smart programs
• No work on FY25 budget until FY24 has passed Congress
• Studies, Government Data Discredit Environmental Working Group’s “Dirty Dozen” List

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 03.13.2024

• With California’s Prop 12 now law, pork producers adapt while lobbying groups continue to fight
• California E85 Sales Set New Record In 2023
• Crop insurance is a certainty as U.S. farmers start a new season operating under five-year-old farm bill provisions.
• Farmers Receive 24 Cents For Food Prepared At Home, Only 3 Cents From Food-Away-From-Home
• 6 Tech Tools and Trends To Watch In 2024
• U.S. February Tractor Sales Down 7%, Combine Sales Down 32%
• USDA finalizes Product of USA rule
• Higher standards for ‘Product of USA’ meat proposed by Biden administration
• U.S. agriculture secretary unveils initiatives aimed at small and midsized operations
• 8 Field Activity Data Types You Need to Collect Now
• How to hedge during a farm transition
• More No Sales as Land Auctions ‘No Sales’ Return to Farmland Auction Market, But Local Conditions Can Still Drive Strong Sales
• USDA Releases Report Showing Demographics Of Farms Being Lost And Those That Are Growing
• USDA finalizes rule on Product of the USA labeling
• A New Podcast from National Crop Insurance Services | Key crop Insurance Dates: Spring Sales Closing Deadlines
• Sunsetting Income Tax Breaks in 2025 Could Drive up Liability for Farmers
• Report Estimates 1 Billion People In The World Are Obese, Lists Top 10 Nations
• Split-Interest Land Purchases Make a Comeback
• Take on the ag tech challenge
• USDA Release Chart Showing How Weather Influence Fluctuations In Beef Cattle Herd Size

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 03.05.2024

• Preliminary 2023 Grape Crush Report Reveals Slight Increase from 2022
• Western Wildfire Funding
• Severe Weather Caused Over $21 Billion In Crop Losses In 2023
• AFBF: “Farmers & Ranchers Need & Deserve a Modern Farm Bill”
• New Resource Helps Cattle Producers Maximize Profitability
• Efficacy of a Hull Split Spray vs. Sanitation for NOW Control
• Climate-Smart Spending and Livestock USDA Undersecretary Rejects EWG Complaints Over Livestock and Climate Projects
• Data Delay Slows Right-to-Repair Case | John Deere Right-to-Repair Case Could Face Extended Delay on Data Dispute
• Get Ready for Generative AI Ever Heard of Generative AI? It’s Coming to a Farm Near You
• Are European farmer protests a sign of what’s to come?
• Congress to consider six appropriations bills this week
• USDA Announces Next Major Step in Promoting Competition in Agriculture
• Americans Spend 52 Minutes a Day in the Kitchen: 5 Ways To Make Those Minutes Matter
• University Ag Economists Release Podcast “Making Your 2024 Crop Insurance Decision”
• USDA Releases Report Showing Number Of Free Breakfasts Served At Schools
• Spring Crop Insurance Projected Prices Fall
• EPA Creates New Office To Strengthen Engagement With Ag And Rural Communities
• USDA Releases Report Showing The Dramatic Rise In Demand For Vegetable Oils
• USDA Raises Its 2024 Export And Import Forecast

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 02.26.2024

• 3 Big Things Today, February 26, 2024
• Are better days ahead for U.S. almond industry?
• Growth Energy: Proposed California LCFS Updates Leave Biofuels Behind
• California’s low carbon fuel standard hearing delayed
• History could be on side of higher grain prices
• Fresh Russian sanctions lift wheat
• Feb. 1 Cattle on Feed Up Slightly From a Year Ago
• Comparing The Current Drop in Corn Prices to 2014
• Week Beginning Feb. 25, 2024 | Top DTN Stories
• EPA policy and proposals: Draft Herbicide Strategy will impact all U.S. farmers
• Export Report: Soybeans spill to marketing-year low | Corn and wheat volume fade moderately lower week-over-week.
• How to obtain a pesticide applicator certificate
• Civil War Sacrifice: Forgotten Farm Boy Was First Soldier Buried At Arlington
• To pay or not to pay your farm kid
• Give FFA Day Raises Record Level Of Funding, Tops Goal By 33%
• EPA Delays Release Of Herbicide Strategy As Ag Groups Express Concern
• Food & Drug Administration Issues New Guidance On Biotech Derived Crops (PDF)
• Remove detrimental aluminum tariffs
• How interest rates impact farmland values
• Can cattle prices continue the 2024 recovery rally?
• How reliable are price predictions?
• Take advantage of expanded eligibility for carbon program
• The benefits of soil testing
• Ethanol for aviation will get tax credits, Vilsack assures industry
• 5 Trends from the 2024 National Farm Machinery Show

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Ag News for CA & AZ Producers: 02.19.2024

• 2022 AG CENSUS Release Date 02.13.2024 (PDF)
• USDA Releases Farm Income And Wealth Statistics Report
• USDA Releases Farm Household Income And Characteristics Report
• USDA Reports Technology–Not Increased Inputs–Is Driving Ag Productivity Growth
• USDA Issued A Record $2.8 Billion In Conservation Grants To 45,000 Landowners
• Vilsack Sees ‘Chaos in the Marketplace’ as Repercussion Over California’s Prop 12
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack Tells Congress Prop 12 Will Throw The Market Into Chaos Unless It Acts
• ‘We are in for a bumpy time’ with Prop 12, says Vilsack
• With new year, animal welfare standards take effect in California and the United States
• Bet the farm on Prop 12? NPPC leader isn’t.
• Ag Secretary Calls Decline in Farms and Acreage a ‘Wake-Up Call’
• Crop Insurance Costs Projected to Jump 29%
• Farm Loan Interest Rate Trends By Major Ag Lenders
• USDA’s Risk Management Administrator Reports Livestock Producers Are Utilizing Insurance
• 7 ag stories you may have missed week ending Feb. 16, 2024
• Successful Farming staff remember their FFA days
• Court Grants Three-Month Extension to Complete EPA Herbicide Strategy
• USDA 2024 Commodity Outlook
• AgRevolution Aims to Disrupt Ag Dealer Model With Direct Delivery of Tech, Repair, Sales
• Senate Ag Chair Stabenow Pitches Crop Insurance Option Over Reference Price Hike
• 10 agtech startups selected for 2024 AgLaunch365 Accelerator
• USDA price outlook projects continued slide
• USDA Projects Decreased 2024 Planted Acreage
• Agri-Marketers Report On Their New Product Launches
• Ag Sec’y Vilsack Tells Congress Prop 12 Will Throw The Market Into Chaos Unless It Acts

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